NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Trains for International Space Station Mission

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Trains for International Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps seated inside a T-38 trainer jet

NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps & Matthew Dominick

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps prepares for T-38 training

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps during a training session

NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Matthew Dominick train together

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick prepares for spacewalk training

NASA astronaut Mike Barratt prepares for spacewalk training

NASA astronauts Mike Barratt & Matthew Dominick

Four crew members are now assigned to launch on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, including Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Mike Barratt. 

All three NASA astronauts will join Expedition 70 and 71 crew members aboard the station in early 2024 to conduct a wide-ranging set of operational and research activities.

This will be the first trip to the International Space Station for Epps and Dominick. This will be Barratt’s third trip to the space station. In 2009, Barratt served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 19 and 20 as the station transitioned its standard crew complement from three to six, and performed two spacewalks. He flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 2011 on STS-133, which delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module and fourth Express Logistics Carrier. He has spent a total of 212 days in space. 

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official NASA Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps/biography

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Official Biography

www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/matthew-dominick/

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-reed-barratt/biography

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/barratt_michael.pdf

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA/JSC

Image Dates: Jan.-May 2023

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